Texas native, Shane McAnally, grew up in a family that loved George Strait, Alabama, and Conway Twitty. At 15 years old, he landed in Branson, performing in a band that briefly included LeAnn Rimes (before she was famous). That was then. Now Shane is a 3-time Grammy award winner that has penned songs for country music legends such as: Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Thomas Rhett, Kenny Chesney, Maren Morris, Luke Bryan, Kasey Musgraves, and many many more.

Hear the rest of his story in the full interview below.